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1965 term · Warren Court · 5-4

Federal Trade Commission v. Dean Foods Co. et al.

384 U.S. 597 · 86 S. Ct. 1738 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2985

The record

Term
1965
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
970
U.S. Reports
384 U.S. 597
S. Ct. citation
86 S. Ct. 1738
LEXIS citation
1966 U.S. LEXIS 2985

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Federal Trade Commission v. Dean Foods Co. et al.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
John M. Harlan IIDissent
Potter StewartDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Abe FortasDissent

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